WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1901
Find out what all happened February to October 1901

Funeral of Queen Victoria. (2. February 1901)

Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. (6. September 1901)

Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls, in a barrel. (24. October 1901)

In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine. (29. October 1901)

The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. (17. June 1901)

Capital punishment: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution. (29. October 1901)

The Australian Labour Party is established. (8. May 1901)

Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. (9. May 1901)

The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York. (1. May 1901)

O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. (24. July 1901)

Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m) The record will stand for 20 years. (5. August 1901)

The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. (7. September 1901)

The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. (10. August 1901)

Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a surprise attack in the town of Balangiga on Samar Island. (28. September 1901)

New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands. (11. June 1901)

New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. Anzac Beach – Australian and New Zealand forces invade Turkey (25. April 1901)

The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time. (20. February 1901)

President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. (12. October 1901)

President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt. (14. September 1901)

The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza. (15. February 1901)